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NEW YORK — The New York Public Library has opened an archive dedicated to pioneering alternative rock musician Lou Reed.
The library acquired the archive after performance artist and musician Laurie Anderson, who was married to Reed, decided to share it with an institution that could preserve and showcase the archive. The New York Times reports the archive includes a large collection of personal notes, photographs and more than 600 hours of recordings.
Anderson says Reed never discussed what to do with his belongings before his death in 2013. She says she thought the archive should be accessible to young musicians and anyone interested in his life.
Reed was the lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for The Velvet Underground, and had a solo career that spanned decades after leaving the band.
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LOS ANGELES — Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will return to the air on two TV shows that had been put on hold for a sexual misconduct investigation.The National Geographic Channel said in a statement Friday that Tyson's “StarTalk” will return to the air in April with the 13 episodes that remain in the season.The statement says Tyson's other show, “Cosmos,” will return on National Geographic TV and Fox at a date to be determined.Late last November, National Geographic Networks and Fox said they would examine reports that Tyson behaved in a sexually inappropriate manner toward two women. Friday's statement did not address the complaints or investigation.Tyson said in December that he denied the allegations and welcomed the investigation.———
ALHAMBRA, Calif. — The hilltop Los Angeles-area mansion where music producer Phil Spector killed actress Lana Clarkson in 2003 is for sale at $5.5 million.The Daily News reported Sunday that the walled French-style chateau known as “Pyrenees Castle” sits on 2.5 acres in Alhambra.Spector is serving a sentence of 19 years to life after his second-degree murder conviction in Clarkson's death. The 40-year-old actress — star of the 1985 cult film “Barbarian Queen” — was found shot to death in the foyer of the 8,700-square-foot, nine-bedroom home.Jurors were taken to the castle to inspect the scene of the crime during two trials. The first ended in a mistrial.The 79-year-old Spector is known for his “Wall of Sound” recording technique developed in the 1960s.
